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Food Insecurity and Food Worries During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Point-In-Time Study of Injured United States Veterans.
- Source :
- Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition; 2023, Vol. 18 Issue 6, p889-911, 23p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- US Military Veterans experience higher rates of food insecurity compared to civilians, but the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Veterans is unclear. We conducted a nationwide survey of injured post-9/11 Veterans' food security, Coronavirus exposure, and nutrition habits. Of 193 Veterans, 63 (32.6%) were food insecure. Food insecurity was associated with Hispanic ethnicity (p = 0.02), prior homelessness (p = 0.003), combat service (p < 0.0001), and food-related worries (p = 0.003). Food insecure Veterans were more likely to report anxiety about stigma related to COVID-19 infection (p = 0.007). Nutrition assistance initiatives should attend to emergent psychosocial factors, beyond well-established economic factors, that increase risk for food insecurity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COVID-19 pandemic
FOOD security
VETERANS
COVID-19
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19320248
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173229441
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2022.2118564